From Mustang to Mario by Aidan Wellstood and Robert English

Vo1 XV Issue 135 5 cents April 24, 2015

Our current “I saw my high principal, Mr. Donald Looking Back at 50: Mr. Dieckmann school friend Mr. Seth Turner Dieckmann never By Tristan Mawyin & Robert English at my uncle’s funeral,” said dreamed of being the Mr. Dieckmann. Soon they main figure in an ele- started talking about jobs and mentary school 50 miles from his home, Mr. Dieckmann told Mr. Turner he had his but life had a different plan. He has the certification for school principal and Mr. unique distinction of guiding the Grant D. Turner asked him to send an email when he Morse School as it celebrates it’s fiftieth got home. “I did, and the email said call me anniversary. Mr. Dieckmann is the fourth whenever you get a chance,” he said. Three principal in the school’s history and has hours later Mr. Turner called him and advised been able to take the leadership into the him to send in a request for an application. next fifty years. After an interview process and a number of “I have been principal for six meetings with various groups, he was offered years, I became principal in 2009,” he the job. reported. Mr. Dieckmann replaced Mr. He became the fourth principal and he Turner who took the position of Sauger- said that four was his lucky number also his ties Schools Superintendent. Mr. D. and Mr. B have been the bookends of rugby number in college. the first 50 years of the Morse School. Before coming to Morse, Mr. He said that being the fourth principal Dieckmann was a middle school guidance counselor in the means that all principals loved being here and that is why they Mohonasen School District near Albany, NY. He was given stayed for a long time. the news of an opening at the school when he saw a mutual friend at a relative’s funeral. (Continued on page 2)

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Washington State. She earned a bache- Former Grant D. lor’s degree in Real Time Interject Simu- Inside this issue: Morse student Irena Cran- lation which she says, ”It’s just a fancy ston has what many kids way to say you got a bachelor’s degree in Page 1 continuations 2 dream to be the perfect job. video game programming. ‘’ Imagine working for the During her schooling she Leprechaun Traps 3 company which created worked closely with some video game Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong companies including Nintendo which is ZIP: A Book Review 4 and ended up revolutioniz- located near Digipen in Redmond, Wash- ing the world of video gam- ington. Sawyers Make History 5 ing. As a student and now a paid em- Irena Cranston ployee, the games she had programmed went to Grant D. Morse as a 6 are Shinobi for 3DS and Wii, Rise of The American Revolution kindergartener all the way Irena Cranston has Manhunters for 3DS, Marvel Super through to her graduation in achieved the ultimate dream Hero Squad for 3DS, Infinity Gauntlet 2000. She graduated Sau- Did You Know? 7 of video gamers. for 3DS, Black Light for 3DS and Retri- gerties Jr/Sr. high school in bution for PS4 she also worked on games 2006. that were canceled. “Not every game that Spring Concert 8 After leaving Saugerties High, she attended Digipen Institute of Technology in (Continued on page 2) PAGE 2 JUST PRINT IT VO1 XV ISSUE 135

(Continued from page 1) Mr. Dieckmann is also responsible for leading the In his time at Morse much has changed since his arri- celebration of the 50th anniversary of the school. Mr D. said val. Education standards have changed, teacher evaluations have there are many plans to commemorate the 50th year. They are changed and the staff at the school has changed. going to do a float for the Fourth of July parade as well a a big A major change is the Common Core Learning Stan- opening day celebration at the beginning of the 2015-16 dards in the content areas such as Reading and Math. Very little school year. was known about these new ways of teaching and learning and Not bad for a guy who wanted to be a police officer Mr. Dieckmann had to encourage the kids and teachers to lbe when he went to college at SUNY Cortland. Instead, life’s patient with the changes, yet continue to strive for excellence. road to him on a different path. Although he never dreamed Another milestone for Mr. Dieckmann was the comple- of becoming a principal, he finds himself leading a great tion of the Morse Playground. Though the fundraising and the school in a very important time of its long and glorious his- purchase of the playground was completed during Mr. Turner’s tory. time as principal, Mr. Dieckmann oversaw the construction of Spring the playground. By Ariana Reed and Hannah Mills

Mustang to Mario: Irena Cranston could stop you from getting your next (Continued from page 1) Seeds Blooming job,” she explained. Pink Flowers gets worked on always gets released, Irena does not get back to her Roses unfortunately.” hometown too often, but has wonderful Ice Cream The games that she plays a lot memories of her time at Morse and Nectar are Skyrim and Mario Kart 8. “Rachet some of her favorite teachers. Irena’s GreenGrass and Clank will always hold a special mom and dad, Bob and Stephanie place in my heart, I am also a huge fan Cranston live on Blue Mountain Road of Harvest Moon and Rune Factory and her younger sister Emma is pres- games. Really, I love too many games to ently pursuing a post-graduate degree list,” she reported in an email interview. in psychology younger brother Gavin is She said that it’s never good to working on a career in writing. make enemies in other companies like Irena Cranston is living her Publisher’s Note: Sony or Microsoft. “I actually have a dream and enjoying the benefits of her few friends that work at Microsoft and strong work habits developed at Grant Since 1991, students have created this news- Sony. The video industry is a very small D. Morse School, an Nintendo is reap- paper. Each year the paper takes on the personality of the place, so it’s common for people to be ing the rewards of her labor. class that runs it. Students take great pride in this endeavor friends with someone that works at the and we are proud to share our work with you. Students perform all the tasks associated with competitor’s company. That enemy the creation of this publication. As the publisher of the paper, I feel that its unique and indelible value lies in student ownership of the publication. This is a student paper run by students and read by students. Students are Sadness Fills Morse Jayden prided himself on his involved in all areas of decision making, content selection, perfect attendance and loved being with writing, editing, proofreading and layout. Sometimes By Abigail Oles and Robert Moon mistakes are made, but it is these mistakes that many his family and friends. valuable lessons are learned. My role as publisher is The students and staff, as well facilitator, coach and mentor. Easter break was a tragic time as all of the people who knew were are Publisher: for the Morse community. Our school trying to understand the reason for this Mr. Defino lost a third grade student to an undiscov- kind of suffering and illness. Jayden ered disease. will be missed dearly and his memory Editorial Advisory Board Jayden Holzhauer was a third will live on through the smiles and good Editor-in Chief Clinton Stutzman grader who only two weeks before he times that will come again. Composition Editor passed away, shaved his head to honor Now, the sadness and confu- Jaden Whittaker children with cancer. Little did he know sion have filled our hearts, instead. Promotion Editor Jaden Whittaker News Editors Just Print It is looking for students to write news stories about events going on in and Kierstin Benson Ginger Defino around Morse School. Feel free to submit a story to our editorial department and we will be Sports Editor happy to consider it for publication. Don’t forget to include your name and teacher! Jaden Whittaker Entertainment Editor Caleb Judware News Department Edited by Kierstin Benson Ginger Defino VO1 XV ISSUE 135 PAGE 3

Spring is finally Testing, Testing, here! It has been a long Spring is here! winter and its here! The One, Two ,Three By Cole Carey first day of spring was Fri- By RJ Paff and John Turk day March 20, 2015 and time has been moved one hour earlier on March 8, 2015. On the New York State Testing is taking place in public ninth it was pretty warm 47 degrees. Also through the past weeks schools around the State. At Morse, students in third through the days has been getting longer every single day the sun stays up sixth grade are taking tests in math and ELA. longer and longer. Spring vacation and Easter have come up, if we th Samantha Tubby is in 5 grade. She is in Mr. Rey- had one more snow day right after Easter we would have gone nolds’ class. She does not like the idea of the state test. “I right back to school. As we are coming in into April it is getting don’t feel I am ready for the test,” she said. “I don’t like that hotter so we don’t need coats to go outside so that’s something to you have to do it all day.” look forward to. Her best subject is math. She thinks she will not get The freezing winter would not let go! The first day of very far on the first day. “I am normally slow on tests.” She spring was a chilly one. And a snow storm was coming right our does not like the test because she thinks it is boring. “The way. Most of the country was going to get spring snow. What a test is boring because it is long, and it has a lot of ques- bad start to spring. But the rest of the week was going to warm up tions.” to melt the snow. It was less than 40 degrees on Easter but on pre- Samantha thinks she will get a low grade such as vious days it was warmer. On the day we came back after spring fifty. “I don’t think the test tells what a good student I am. I vacation it was rainy and the next day was rainy, too. think I am very good this year and the test will not show it,” she said. The state testing began on April 14th.

The 4th grade Leprechaun Traps Catch The Leprechaun were a wonderful success. They all

worked really well on their traps. Each By Jenna Peters Read trap was different a unique. I interviewed GET THE th Kendall Drost. Kendall is a 4 grader in FACTS! Mrs. Mulford’s class. The 4th grade Leprechaun trap took place interestingly enough , Just Print It on Saint Patrick’s Day , March 17, 2015. Kendall really enjoyed making her trap because The Grant D. Morse Lip some of it was easy and hard .The special tools what she Sync is possibly the biggest and used was a pulley, Inclined plane, lever and screws. The most anticipated event for a student and their families. ordinary iteam’s what she wanted to use a can and The Lip Sync was an sticker’s. A part in Kendall’s trap an adult had to help her idea which was originated by Mr. put the screws in. Kendall’s Leprechaun trap took her Buonfiglio, the first principal at about a week to make. Grant D. Morse school. “Mr. B.” understood the value of perform- ance mixed with music as a learning tool which would help students realize the power of “play acting and movement.” Morse Dance-A-Thon Grant D. Morse students Since the 1980’s the Lip By Samantha Tubby and showed off their moves in a Dance-A- Sync has featured thousands of Thon to raise money for a family in students demonstrating talents Madilin Green need. which are not traditionally developed in the classroom. With the Keith Hewitt is in Mr. Reynolds recent push of intense academic 5th grade class. Do you remember the “Chicken Fat” from the “Dance-a-thon?” rigor over the past 20 years and Keith did not like the “Chicken Fat” because he sweat too much doing it. specifically with the new Common However, he said, ”It was funny when I messed up.” He never was a leader to one of Core Standards, programs, such as the Lip Sync are all the more valu- the songs before. able. For next year he suggested “When I See You The Morse Lip Sync is Again,” by Wiz Khalifa. He liked the movie Fast and Furious Thursday, April 30 and you 7 because it had the song in it. should make plans to be there! Keith does not think “Chicken Fat” should be part of our P.E. routine. But he does think “Cotton Eyed Joe souled This simple fact proves that be part of our P.E. routine. Dancing is a form of exercise and those who read “Just Print it’s a great way to get in shape, have fun and raise money. It” are 10% smarter than those who don’t read. PAGE 4 JUST PRINT IT VO1 XV ISSUE 135

PIT-BULLS The Pileated and At The Beach By Morgan Bennett and Spencer Ivory-billed By Hannah Mills Flanagan and Ariana Reed Woodpeckers Mostly everyone thinks Pit Bulls By Helen Karolys The waves crash and break at the are mean and nasty. But the truth behind and Ariana Reed shore. it’s that the owners are the problem. If you’re mean Do you ever Seagulls swoop and dive for food. to your dog wonder about wood- Crabs scuttle across the sand. they will be peckers? If so, read mean to eve- on. While fish glide through the wa- ryone else. The differ- A l s o ence between those ter. Pit Bulls can birds are that the The wind rustles the trees. be any shapes, ivory-billed wood- sizes and col- pecker is all black. The Pileated wood- At the beach. pecker has a red stripe on its head and ors. That’s below the beak. what we learned about pit bulls. If you’re A pileated woodpecker is 14- not mean to your animals then they will 18 inches tall. It’s habitat is a mature be a sweet loving animal/pet! forest. Zip: Also sometimes they like other The ivory-billed woodpecker animals/pets! is almost the same as the pileated wood- A Book Review pecker, but it is a little longer. By Renee Baldwin This year we had an incredible Melting Snow amount of snow and historic cold tempera- Are you looking for a great tures. February was the second coldest book to read and get more Accelerated By Caroline Johansen since weather trackers started keeping Reader points? Or are you looking for a track. Only the February of 1934 was wonderful book to read just for fun? If colder with an average temperature of 12.1 degrees Fahrenheit. so, you must read ZIP by Ellie Rollins. The week of March 9, 2015, it started to warm up. Temperatures crept up to This book is sure to be a favorite. the 50’s and the snow was finally melting. Zip takes you on an adventure Morse school student council president, Ariana Catalinotto is happy about from Kirkland, Washington to Austin, the weather change but a little nervous about possible flooding with all of the melting Texas with ten-year old Lyssa and her snow. She is concerned about damaging property and buildings with rising water. scooter, Zip. Even though winter is over , she does like fluffy snow and snow days, but she is not Lyssa believes that her mother’s fond of cold, icy weather. magic is still within her and her old hometown. When she hears her old house is going A s h l e y A s h l e y to be knocked Widener is a fifth Spring has Sprung reminds peole of down, she grader in Mr. Rey- spring because travels to Aus- nolds class. She By Yashecka Smith she is always tin by herself loves the Spring bursting with joy, without telling season. She likes to much like tulips her stepdad or have a good time with her family. She and lilies bursting with colored flow- anyone except also likes to garden vegetables. In the ers. her best friend spring, she enjoys taking hikes at Falling There are a couple things Penn, who is Waters nature trail. about springtime which bother her, waiting for her Ashley said she was born in the though. Gnats and bees are a part of in Texas. spring and she feels especially con- the season she could do without. If you nected to this time of year. are interested in this book, it is available in our library and the Sauger- Editor in Chief & Layout Editor ties Public Library. It is worth 11 AR points. Clinton Stutzman PAGE 5 JUST PRINT IT VO1 XV ISSUE 135 Sports Department Kids Go Bald Edited By Jaden Whittaker for St. Baldrick By Jaden Whittaker Sawyer St. Baldricks is an organization JPI_ Saugerties: who supports kids with childhood cancer. Basketball The Saugerties Boys Basketball team made history this year. Led by a group of extremely talented In 1997 the St. Baldricks Foundation was Milestone players and a dedicated coach, the varsity Sawyers invented by three guys by the name of basketball team won its first sectional title in school Tim Kenny, John Bender, and Enda history. They won a second consecutive MHAL championship, as well. McDonnell. There are many groups who This team had Morse graduates Curtis Jorgensen and Billy Voerg helping to create its do fundraisers around our town. legacy. Both had a major impact on the team’s success. However, when history reflects this For adults 67 is the average age team, it will start with the Dynamic Duo and their coach. at cancer diagnosis. For children 6 is the Seniors Paton Gibbs and Darnell Edge both scored over 1000 career points and average age for cancer diagnosis. In achieved the highest individual honors in the league and spring of 2002 St. Baldrick’s raised section. This was the second year in a row for Darnell Edge to be named MHAL Player of the Year, as well as his more than 1 million dollars. From all this first time being named Daily Freeman Player of the Year. great funding St. Baldrick’s raised 100 Gibbs, having been a member of the Varsity million dollars in 2012. team since he was in 9th grade also earned top first team Over the past 2 years and count- league and section honors. ing my brother Justin Whittaker and I Coach Tiano, whose children will be attending have shaved our head for kids who are Morse, earned his first Daily Freeman Coach of the Year battling childhood cancer research at The distinction. The honors and awards were secondary to the College of Saint Rose. enthusiasm and excitement the team generated over the One of the biggest events hap- past few months. Coach Tiano is also Coach Constable’s brother-in-law. pened right here in Saugerties NY raising The debate will forever go on about which Sau- 81,481 dollars at the Frank Greco Center. gerties Boy’s basketball team was the best, but let the re- Not only that much money was raised cord show the 2014-15 team accomplished more than any our own Grant D. Morse raised of it’s predecessors. $7,623.82. Perhaps the 2019-20 team with Morse graduates Tristan Mawyin, a sixth grader Jaden Incalcaterra, Alex Mooers, Dan MacIsaac, Tristan also was involved in the fundraiser. “I Mawyin, Oliver Menon, Isaac Rice, Jaden Whittaker and shaved my head because I know so many Ty Gallagher will go all the way to the NYS Champion- people who died from cancer,” Tristan ship. Paton Gibbs hitting a three Right now, though, let history shine its warm glow while getting fouled. A huge said. Tristan raised $350 in remember- upon this very special team. moment is SHS Hoops History. ance of Dakota Hally, CarrieAnne Roe and Jayden Holzhauer. Tristan would gladly do it again T h e retired. to end cancer. I would shave my head NFL has been Changing Rosters in the NFL again because it’s for a great cure and a going wild w i t h o f f - By Benson Kraft and Paul Croce great cause.`` season trades. Dallas could not keep DeMarcus The SF 49’ers lost RB Murray and the Philadelphia Ea- Frank gore to the Indianapolis gles saw their chance and signed Colts fro $31 million oer 5 him for $21 million over 5 years. years. Other free agency grabs Eagles QB Nick Foles got traded included Buffalo getting WR to the Rams for Sam Bradford. Percy Harvin and Charlie Clay Tim Tebow got signed by the Ea- for five years. The Texans gles as well. signed Patriots nose tackle Running back LeSean McCoy was Vince Wilfork and the Vikings picked up traded to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker WR Jerome Simpson while dropping Greg Kiko Alonso. The Jets re-acquired Antonio Jennings. Cromartie for $32 million over 4 years. The Oakland Raiders released Derrelle Revis and Jet once again is thrilled QB Matt Shaub and Trent Richardson, to be back with his old teammate. The Jets while the 49ers picked up RB Reggie Bush. also got QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Chicago With the NFL Draft only a few Bear WR Brandon Marshall. days away, you can expect more changing Many Tennessee Titan fans are of NFL rosters will take place. depressed because longtime QB Jake Locker VO1 XV ISSUE 135 JUST PRINT IT PAGE 6

GET THE Just Print It Needs You! Read FACTS! Print It All students are invited to submit stories to be considered for publication. Tristan Mawyin is a sixth Just grader known for his incredibly Our next edition is scheduled to come out on June 25. good nature and his gigantic smile. If you think you have a good story that related to the larger Morse Com- He is funny and energetic and certainly lights up a room. munity, we would love to have you on our staff! Tristan enjoys sports and There are no requirements to submit a story other than it must be a is a star on his football and baseball newsworthy story containing factual accounts of events concerning our teams. Though he does not get to wear his favorite number on his school. Don’t forget to answer the essential reporters questions: uniforms due to the positions he Who?, What ?,Where?, When?, Why? and How? plays, he hopes someday to be able to wear the number 21. The num- Deadline is June 10. ber 21 brings him more joy than an ice cream cone on a summer day. Just Print It Needs You! 21 has special meaning to him, though not what you may expect. 21 is popular among baseball The American players to honor Roberto Clemente, Poppy a Hall of Famer who died in a plane crash as a young man trying to aid By Hannah Mills Revolution, Part I earthquake victims in his home By Liam Curtis town. 21 is also a popular basketball Once in a high mountain there number in honor of San Antonio was an enchanted meadow. The Our national history began Spurs forward Tim Duncan who will certainly be enshrined in the meadow contained many flowers, but with the English claiming the eastern Hall of Fame after he retires. the rarest of them all was an orange portion of the North American conti- No, 21 and Tristan are poppy. nent and creating 13 colonies. connected even more deeply. Ask It contained magic that could Then the French and Indian him about 21 and you will surely get a smile that will make your day. heal the sick and injured. And that War started when the French wanted Someday soon we will see flower was the only one of its kind, or the colonies. Great Britain said no and Tristan on the gridiron or baseball so people thought. started the war. Britain wasted all their diamond donning 21 on his back A man heard of this flower and money to train troops, buy armor and and he will , of course, be smiling. set out to find it in hopes of healing his weapons. This simple fact proves that sick dog. After he found the meadow Britain won, but they had no those who read “Just Print It” he cut the flower off its stem and rushed money left. So King George, III or- are 10% smarter than those who down the mountain to feed the flower to dered the colonies to pay taxes in return don’t read. his dog. for their protection. The law making After the man had gone the body, Parliament, decided to tax vari- flower started to grow again. ous goods shipped to the colonies. History tells us the colonists Chicken Fat were not happy about this. By Tyler Hommel More to come in the next edition of Just Print It. Is Chicken Fat fun? Well, John Turk seems to think so. John is in Mrs. Fanelli’s class. I talked to him about Chicken Fat and here is what he told me. “Chicken Fat is a fun work out”. I asked In Memory of Jayden Holzhauer John if he liked doing it at the dance a thon? He said yes. Then I asked would Sunday, May 3– 2-6 PM Food, Music, Raffles you do it again and why? His response Family, Friends was yes! Because it is fun. My last ques- Saugerties Elks Club and memories of tion to John was, is this your favorite Jayden exercise? He said yes. Everyone should $5 pp/$20 per family try Chicken Fat. Checks payable to: Friends of Jayden

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Morse Days Did You Know? By Miya Gambino, Zaara Ayaz and Olivia Comito  The first Earth Day in the U.S. was “Google Us” JPI TV celebrated on April 22, 1970. At Grant D. Morse School eve- “Watch Us” on Vimeo  Senator Gaylord Nelson founded rything is going great. Earth Day in the United States. In At this school we do holidays and Youtube recognition of his hard work, he like Valentine’s Day, Christmas and all those holidays. And we have a great received the Presidential Medal of principal. Freedom Award. And even if it is too cold, he  Denis Hayes took Earth Day inter- lets us go n the gym or he has games for “Like Us” national in 1990. Today he says us. We do Wacky Wednesday. That is that it is the largest secular holiday when we make our hair wacky. in the world, one that is celebrated I think Grant D. Morse School by more than one billion people is the best school in the world. If yo have a child that needs a school for kin- worldwide. dergarten, bring him/her to our school  On the first Earth Day in New York because this is a great school. “Share Us” with your City, the mayor shut down Fifth We all love G.D.M.! Avenue for use on Earth Day, and friends and family allowed it to be celebrated in Cen- RDMA tral Park. RADIO DISNEY MUSIC  More than 100 thousand people in AWARDS China rode their bikes on Earth By Asmir Ayaaz Day 2012. They did this to save fuel and to reduce the CO2 emis- The Radio Disney Music Awards sions from vehicles. (RDMA) is an annual awards show which is Ed Sheeran  More than 1 billion people were operated and governed by Radio Disney, an Nick Jonas celebrating Earth Day by 2010, American radio network. Beginning in 2014, Pharrell Williams the ceremony began to be televised on Dis- SHE’S THE ONE – BEST FEMALE which was Earth Day's 40th anni- ney Channel. History: The awards honor the ARTIST versary. More than 180 countries year's achievements in music, mainly in the Ariana Grande celebrated, and Facebook has teen pop genre, and are awarded based on Meghan Trainor become a popular tool to spread popular vote from the network's listeners via Taylor Swift online voting. The trophy awarded to a win- THE BESTEST — SONG OF THE the word. ner is known as the "Golden Mickey", a gold YEAR  In Panama, in honor of Earth Day, -colored statuette with a silhouette figure of Ariana Grande — “Problem (ft. Iggy they planted 100 species of en- Mickey Mouse donning headphones. Before Azalea)” 2014, the ceremony was not televised be- Meghan Trainor — “All About That Bass” dangered orchids to prevent their yond commercial interstitial segments for Taylor Swift — “Shake it Off” extinction. Disney Channel to promote their sister radio XOXO — BEST CRUSH SONG  Earth Day has resulted in massive network. As of the seventh annual ceremony brought to you by Cinderella on April 26, 2014, the ceremony began to be Nick Jonas — “Jealous” reductions in pollution around the televised in full a day after a tape delay, as One Direction — “Steal My Girl” globe. the network attempts to compete with Nick- Sabrina Carpenter — “Can’t Blame a Girl elodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in airing For Trying” SO FANTASTIC — FIERC- awards programming. This years nominees EST FANS One Direction — Fifth Har- for BEST MUSIC GROUP are mony — R5 — R5Family 5 Seconds of Summer R5 — R5Family Fifth Harmony SO FANTASTIC — FIERCEST FANS One Direction One Direction — Fifth Harmony — R5 — And for BEST MALE ARTIST R5Family R5 — R5Family

Composition Editor & Promotions Editor Jaden Whittaker Spring time is here! Koen Buchter is Springtime brings Spring Time in 4th grade in Mrs. Mul- lots of great outdoor activi- By Spencer Flanagan, Ashley Widener ford’s class. He likes to ties. It has been a long, cold, and Morgan Bennett play with his ducks in snowy winter and students the spring. His favorite at Morse are excited about the rising temperatures place is his dad’s boat. Koen likes to tackle his and the fun that comes with it. brother, Garon. He loves to play in the rain. Also he Olivia Wanchik is in 2nd grade in Mrs. enjoys walking his cat Milty. Brott’s class. She likes to go to Zoom Flume Wa- Amber Banas is in 5th grade in Mr. Reynolds ter Park with her family in the spring. Olivia loves class. Amber loves to play softball and soccer. Amber to play with her brother, his name is Mark Wan- nickname is “Bananas”; well, that’s what everyone chik. She likes to garden in the spring. Olivia’s calls her! She goes to her grandparents on the week- favorite season is summer because she loves to go ends. Amber also loves to hang out with her friends. swimming.

The Music of Spring R-5 By Asmir Ayaz By Ginger Defino

R5 is a band which On April 21, Morse's 5th and 6th grade concert took has 5 people and the r is there place. The concert featured our band lead by Mr. Tyler and because all there names start our chorus lead by Mrs. McMann. with an r. R5was a nominee During the concert the band played the songs for kids choice Award "Doodle Dandy"," Take Me Out to the Ballgame", "Over the (nickelodeon) and made to Rainbow", and " radio Disney awards. For Surfin USA". Alex both of the awards they won .And just if you don’t know they are Mooers and Clinton a pop rock band. Stutsman played The third extended play, entitled Heart Made Up on "Doodle Dandy" on You, was released on July 22, 2014 and the self-titled single on each others trumpets August 1, 2014. In order to promote the EP, they made a South and Paul Croce and American tour and an autograph session in Buenos Aires, Argen- Liam Curtis played tina On November 16, 2014 the band released the first single "Centuries" on Paul's from second album, "Smile". bass and Liam's saxo- On February 13, 2015 the band released the second sin- phone. The chorus sang the songs "Shenandoah", "Disney on gle "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight" from their second studio al- Broadway", " Lift every voice and sing", and "Count on me". bum. On April 6, 2015 the band announced their second studio The fan favorite song for the band was " Surfing album, Sometime Last Night. USA" and for chorus the fan favorite was " Disney on Broad- R5 also have a movie coming out under the name of All way ". Day, All Night which will only be shown once, at Regal cinemas During the day on April the 16th 2015. the students and staff, AND IF YOU’RE A FAN THIS YEAR ON MAY 30 and in the evening fam- AND JULY 17 THEY WILL BE INBUFFALO CANALSIDE ily and friends all en- AND NEW JERSEY. Plus there new album Sometime Last joyed the Morse Spring Night come is coming out. You can get t-shirts and bottles and Concert. albums on www.R5rocks .com JPI Presents Morse Rocks Music and Arts Festival June 19 & 20 At the Smokin’ Pony BBQ

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